01/03/2026
MACROCARPA SPIRIT STAINED OIL BURNER CANDLE
This is a one-off try-out, and a bargain if it suits your style.
Macrocarpa is a durable, versatile, and eco-friendly New Zealand-grown softwood. This piece has been turned, sanded, Spirit Stained then treated with sealer and melamine lacquer before being waxed and polished. The coloured stains are mainly greens and oranges, with varying shades of each that mingle to create a pleasing, nature-inspired, colouration.
It measures 19cm across (7.5 inches) and is 4.5cm high (1.75 inches), rising to 7cm (2.73 inches) with the oil lamp.
The oil lamp in this piece has an ordinary cotton wick that will, eventually, need replacing. Otherwise, it's the same as other lamps I've made recently - it works like most oil lights but burns very cleanly. So cleanly they're often called 'church lights' because they don't produce odours and burn for a long time. All you need is to refill the glass container every so often. A great replacement for tea lights and candles, and giving the same ambience.
A one-off price as well.
£6